Turkey detains 30 Afghan migrants, including 12 children
Turkish authorities have detained 30 Afghan migrants, including 12 children, in the western province of Aydin, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. The authorities said the migrants were allegedly attempting…
UNAMA reports arrests, torture and killings of former Afghan forces
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says it has documented multiple cases of human rights violations against members of Afghanistan’s former defense and security forces and officials of…
Taliban revoke operating license of Khatam al-Nabiyyin University
The Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has revoked the operating license of Khatam al-Nabiyyin University in Kabul and its branch in Ghazni Province, effectively shutting down the institutions. According to…
Afghan national sentenced to 20 years in US over ISIS-K support
Mohammad Sharifullah, an Afghan national accused in connection with the 2021 attack on Kabul International Airport, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the United States. According to…
Afghanistan’s UN representative calls for Afghan participation in future decisions
Afghanistan’s representative to the United Nations Security Council has said that no lasting solution to the country’s challenges can be achieved through dialogue between the Taliban and foreign governments without…
Afghanistan urges UN Security Council to support Afghan-led political process
The Acting Representative of Afghanistan at the United Nations, Nasir Ahmad Faqeh, has called on the UN Security Council to initiate a “genuine intra-Afghan political process” aimed at addressing the…
China urges Taliban to respect women’s rights and support Afghanistan’s progress
China’s representative at the United Nations Security Council has said restrictions imposed on women by the Taliban are negatively affecting Afghanistan’s social and economic development. Speaking about the situation in…
Taliban Interior Minister meets Turkey’s intelligence chief in Kabul
Taliban Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani met with Ibrahim Kalın, head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, and his accompanying delegation in Kabul. According to Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Interior, the…
UAE, 42 countries condemn restrictions on Afghan women and girls
The United Arab Emirates and 42 other United Nations member states have condemned what they described as systematic gender-based discrimination and restrictions against Afghan women and girls. In a joint…
Taliban condemns 9/11 attacks, vows Afghan soil will not be used against US
Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi has condemned the September 11 attacks and said the group’s position against targeting civilians has remained consistent. In remarks reported this week, Balkhi…